U – Telephone Signposting Toolkit

Unable to Urinate

Call 999/ Direct to A+E

Direct to hospital.

Urinary Incontinence

Face to Face Consultation

Book a green appointment.

If the patient is only requesting help with incontinence products such as pads, send a task to the secretaries to refer to the incontinence team. We do not prescribe these products.

Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) in Children (age 5-16 years)

Book a red appointment.

Ask the patient to bring a urine sample to the appointment if able.

If we are at full capacity for the day and the patient/carer is happy they can wait until the following day, book a red the next day. Anyone who is unable to wait or reports to be very unwell direct to urgent care/111.

See SEPSIS

Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) in Men

Face to Face Consultation

Book an amber appointment.

Ask the patient to bring a urine sample to the appointment if able

See SEPSIS

Book a red appointment for suspected kidney infections. Urine symptoms maybe associated with the following:

  • A very high temperature or shaking chills (rigors)
  • Nausea and vomiting
  • Flu like illness
  • Pain in the back just under the ribs
  • Urine is red/passing blood clots in urine

Book a red appointment

If we are at full capacity for the day and the patient/carer is happy they can wait until the following day, book a red the next day. Anyone who is unable to wait or reports to be very unwell direct to urgent

Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) in Women

Pharmacy First or Face to Face Consultation

Pharmacy First Scheme or Face to Face Consultation

Refer to the pharmacy first scheme (Exclusions: urinary catheter, recurrent UTIs (2 episodes in last 6/12 or 3 in last 12/12), suspected pyelonephritis (kidney infection)

If treatment has failed or pharmacy unable to see book an amber appointment.

Book a red appointment for suspected kidney infections. Symptoms include:

  • Very high temperature or shaking chills (rigors)
  • Nausea and vomiting
  • Flu like illness
  • Pain in the back just under the ribs
  • Urine is red/passing blood clots in urine

Face to Face Consultation

Book a red appointment. Ask the patient to bring a urine sample to send for MSU.

If we are at full capacity for the day and the patient is happy they can wait until the following day, book a red the next day. Anyone who is unable to wait or reports to be very unwell direct to urgent.

Face to Face Consultation

Book a red appointment.

If we are at full capacity for the day and the patient/carer is happy they can wait until the following day, book a red the next day. Anyone who is unable to wait or reports to be very unwell direct to urgent.